E114: Stablecoins, Bitcoin and Building Protocols on Stacks - Philip De Smedt | Arkadiko

Built on Bitcoin with Jacob Brown

Philip De Smedt is the co-founder and core contributor to Arkadiko. Arkadiko is a stablecoin protocol and lending platform built on Stacks, working to create better and more transparent finance tools for everyone.
We discuss:
- Why stablecoins aren't so stable?
- Why build on Stacks?
- The current landscape of DeFi
+ much more.
Try out Arkadiko at https://arkadiko.finance/
Follow Philip on Twitter: @philipdesmedt
Follow Arkadiko on Twitter: @ArkadikoFinance
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